Postcode · Swadlincote
Crime in DE12 6RB
How much crime is recorded in DE12 6RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton
- Council
- South Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,065 (2024)
DE12 6RBSwadlincote
How safe is DE12 6RB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE12 6RB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
DE12 6RBNational
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Burglary10.59.1
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Other theft5.14.5
Public order4.84.6
Drugs4.72.4
Other crime2.21.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.